Railway General Knowledge.

[RDP]

I will leave it to D6130 to set the next question.

 

[D6130]

I will leave it to D6130 to set the next question.

Thanks..... you're very kind!

In which year did the worst ever Italian rail disaster - at the Galleria degli Armi, near Balvano - occur?

 

[Gloster]

1945?

 

[Whistler40145]

1944?

 

[xotGD]

1943

 

[Purple Train]

1942?

 

[D6130]

1945?

1943

1942?

Incorrect, I'm afraid, because

1944?

Is the correct answer. Your turn next.

 

[Whistler40145]

What was the first station to open under Northern?

 

[Purple Train]

Ilkeston?

 

[Whistler40145]

No

 

[xotGD]

Kirkstall Forge

 

[Whistler40145]

No, but getting warmer

 

[D6130]

Burley Park?

 

[Whistler40145]

No

 

[xotGD]

Apperley Bridge

 

[Whistler40145]

Apperley Bridge

Yes, that's the one

 

[xotGD]

Staying in West Yorkshire, what is the name of the pub in Haworth that has recently been acquired by the KWVR?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Staying in West Yorkshire, what is the name of the pub in Haworth that has recently been acquired by the KWVR?

The Royal Oak isn’t it?

(And is the answer to the previous question not Glasshoughton?)

 

[xotGD]

The Royal Oak isn’t it?

(And is the answer to the previous question not Glasshoughton?)

Yep, the Royal Oak. Your round...

 

[SuspectUsual]

Open floor please, I've nothing prepared

 

[Purple Train]

On opening, the roof at St Pancras station was the widest in the world. But who designed it?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Barlow? Can’t remember his full name.

 

[Purple Train]

Barlow? Can’t remember his full name.

Indeed, William Henry Barlow. Your turn.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Indeed, William Henry Barlow. Your turn.

I always remember it being referred to as the Barlow Trainshed.
Open floor…….

 

[xotGD]

If I may...

What am I describing:

Opened in 1850 by Queen Victoria
659m in length
Consisting of 28 spans

 

[D1511]

Royal Border Bridge?

 

[xotGD]

Royal Border Bridge?

Correct!

 

[D1511]

Cheers. There can't be too many with 28 arches!

Crossing the channel now, if a group of Belgian rail enthusiasts told you that they were waiting for the appearance of a "toilet seat" or a "danish nose", what class of regional multiple unit are they expecting?

 

[Purple Train]

I can picture it but can't for the life of me remember the name. Is it the one with a massive rubber gangway? It's something like MP3 but not MP3...

 

[D6130]

Class AM96?